Breakthrough, Qi Condensation Third Layer!

This process lasted a full two hours, during which Xu Chunniang drank an entire bottle of Spiritual Dew.

She could clearly feel the Spiritual Qi accumulating in her dantian becoming more and more abundant, almost as if it were about to break through some kind of barrier.

"Now!"

Xu Chunniang took a deep breath, grabbed the second bottle of Spiritual Dew, and drank more than half of it. Feeling her entire body filled with Spiritual Qi, she closed her eyes, cast aside all distracting thoughts, and focused on circulating the Carefree Art.

After an unknown amount of time, when Xu Chunniang had absorbed all the spiritual power within her, a faint tremor could be heard, as if something was breaking through the soil.

The next second, a surge of pure and powerful spiritual energy erupted from her dantian. As the cultivation technique circulated, it flowed to all parts of her body, nourishing her meridians...

Xu Chunniang slowly opened her eyes. Feeling the spiritual qi within her, a hint of joy appeared in her eyes. "I've broken through, Qi Condensation level three!"

Comparing the difference in spiritual power between now and before, Xu Chunniang could feel that the spiritual qi in her body was almost double what it was before!

Once she reached the peak of Qi Condensation level three in the future, her spiritual qi would double again from its current amount!

"No wonder they say cultivators have strict hierarchies and few can fight across levels. The difference in spiritual qi between every two levels in the Qi Condensation stage is almost several times over. The more spiritual qi you have, the more powerful the sorcery you can unleash."

Feeling the unprecedented fullness of spiritual qi within her, Xu Chunniang took a deep breath. This feeling of becoming stronger little by little was incredibly addictive.

She took a moment to calm her mind before drinking Spiritual Dew to consolidate her cultivation.

After the breakthrough, Xu Chunniang's cultivation required even more Spiritual Qi. The spiritual power contained in the Spiritual Dew was still abundant and helpful to her, but the consumption of Spiritual Dew had doubled compared to before.

Originally, one and a half bottles of Spiritual Dew could sustain Xu Chunniang's cultivation for two days, but now, in just one day, she had absorbed an entire bottle.

After finishing the Spiritual Dew, Xu Chunniang took out two bottles of "stock" from her storage bag. These were Spiritual Dew she had condensed a week ago, and a quarter of their spiritual power had already dissipated, leaving only about three-quarters of their original amount.

Xu Chunniang didn't mind and began to consume these two bottles of Spiritual Dew.

Only after using up all the Spiritual Dew did her cultivation finally stabilize.

Xu Chunniang opened her eyes, a thoughtful expression on her face.

Among this batch of new disciples, she should be the first to reach Qi Condensation level three.

Her current cultivation was sufficient for now, and every breakthrough required time for her body to adapt to the new level, which would make her foundation more solid.

Blindly stacking up realms was merely a castle in the air that couldn't withstand the wind and rain.

According to her plan, she could now start learning sorcery.

Xu Chunniang touched her storage bag, and a jade slip appeared in her hand – it was the Spirit Void Steps.

Compared to the Earth Moistening Technique, which was merely auxiliary, she decided to learn the Spirit Void Steps first.

If she mastered the Spirit Void Steps, she could escape even if she was at a disadvantage in a fight.

The cave had abundant spiritual qi, but it was too cramped and not suitable for practicing footwork. Xu Chunniang left the cave and went to the forest where she had previously practiced the Spring Growth Technique.

"Channel spiritual qi to your legs, and once the spiritual qi is abundant, you can activate the footwork. When performing the Spirit Void Steps, a single step can cover several feet... These Spirit Void Steps don't seem difficult. Let's try them."

After memorizing the sorcery, Xu Chunniang put away the jade slip and began to cultivate.

As the Spirit Void Steps sorcery circulated, the spiritual qi in her dantian began to flow continuously into her legs. Soon, a sore and swollen sensation spread through her legs.

Xu Chunniang felt the spiritual qi in her legs. "No, the spiritual qi isn't enough!"

As more and more spiritual qi flowed in, the sore and swollen sensation in her legs gradually subsided, replaced by an unbearable itchiness and numbness. Xu Chunniang couldn't help but let out a soft hum and stopped circulating the Spirit Void Steps.

This numb sensation was almost more unbearable than pain; her body could only adapt to it little by little.

After stopping, the discomfort subsided.

Xu Chunniang then understood why far fewer people chose footwork techniques than movement techniques. It turned out that footwork was not only harder to practice but also extremely uncomfortable during cultivation.

Xu Chunniang did not choose a steady and cautious cultivation method; she had always been bold and aggressive when it came to sorcery.

After a brief pause, she gritted her teeth and directly infused several times the amount of spiritual qi into her legs.

Instantly, Xu Chunniang's body trembled violently. The intense numbness and swelling pain almost made her unable to stand. She leaned against a nearby tree to barely keep from falling.

Xu Chunniang's lips trembled as she gritted her teeth and said word by word, "It's... just this level. I... can endure it."

After enduring the initial discomfort, her legs gradually adapted to the spiritual qi.

Xu Chunniang could feel the uncomfortable sensation slowly fading, and all the meridians in her legs were filled with spiritual qi.

The most obvious change was that her legs became light yet powerful, as if a single leap could carry her over mountains and rivers!

She controlled her legs and took a forceful step forward!

With that single step, she covered a distance of two to three zhang. However, before she could feel any joy, her body lost its balance and she fell backward.

Xu Chunniang fell onto the ground, wincing in pain. "It seems my body needs to adapt slowly to master the Spirit Void Steps. Again!"

She pushed herself up, channeled spiritual qi to her legs, and took another step. As expected, she fell again.

Xu Chunniang stood up straight, gritted her teeth, and said, "This level is nothing. Again!"

This cultivation continued for a full four months.

From the beginning, where every step caused her to lose balance and fall backward, to now, where she could cover three to four zhang in a single step and her body finally moved as flexibly as the footwork, even able to adjust according to environmental changes.

In the forest, a green figure moved like lightning. Her footwork seemed illusory yet real, her position changing unpredictably as she dashed towards the denser parts of the woods.

Where that figure passed, not a single leaf stuck; it perfectly avoided all the trees.

Two incense sticks later, Xu Chunniang stopped, drenched in sweat. This was the limit of her Spirit Void Steps.

Due to the depletion of Spiritual Qi within her, Xu Chunniang's face was slightly pale, but her eyes shone brightly, light flowing within them.

She had practiced for a full four months, falling countless times and crashing into countless trees, before reaching this point.

When fully exerting the Spirit Void Steps, Xu Chunniang's internal spiritual power could last for two incense sticks. If in actual combat, and having to cast other sorceries, the duration would be even shorter.

However... those who learned other Light Body Techniques probably consumed twice the Spiritual Qi she did.

A hint of a smile appeared on Xu Chunniang's face. Having mastered the Spirit Void Steps, she was confident she could dodge even if Qi Haozhi's Flying Sword was twice as fast.

"The only Sorcery I haven't learned yet is the Earth Moistening Technique, but before that, I'll first see if I can break through with the Spirit Blast Technique."

Xu Chunniang took some Spiritual Dew and meditated on the spot. After recovering her spiritual power, she began to cast the Spirit Blast Technique, condensing two streams of wood spiritual energy at once.

She wanted to try splitting both streams of wood spiritual energy simultaneously!

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